Gujar Khan (Urdu: گوجرخان ) is a city located in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of seven tehsils or subdivisions of Rawalpindi District.[3] It is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The city has a population of approximately 73,000.[1] Gujar Khan lies at the heart of the Pothohar cultural region. The area has considerable natural resources in the form of petroleum and natural gas.

Military medal recipients
Gujar Khan tehsil was home to three recipients of Pakistani military medals. Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed and Jawan Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed both received the highest medal, the Nishan-i-Haider, which is awarded posthumously for acts of courage. Imanat Hussain received the fourth-class Tamgha-i-Jurat.

Natural resources
Large reserves of oil and gas were discovered in February 2002 at Tobra, about ten kilometres from Gujar Khan. The field is being developed by the Oil and Gas Development Company. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude oil daily.[4]

Gujar Khan is 2 kilometres from the Dohngi Dam and about 35 kilometres from the much larger Mangla Dam.